Monday, September 26, 2011

Some Soccer News for Mon Sep 26, 2011

In case you missed it last week, Jose Torres has suffered a broken bone in his left foot and after surgery he will be on the shelf until some time in January or the beginning of February.

STORY OF THE DAY

This story has popped up in every city where a club team from the US Soccer development academy has told their players to make a choice between the club that plays in a national league or their high school team. The High School who complain are extremely short sighted.

I am in heaven over this one. I love the playoffs. Now the Stars need to win down in Tampa, where they are due, to get a home a game against Carolina who we all know the Stars can beat! Finals here we come! Then the championship will return to its rightful place. Minnesota!

Marcus Tracy will not have his contract extended at AaB in Denmark and it will expire on Dec 31. He has barely played in 3 years due to injuries so whoever signs him will most likely sign him as a reclamation project. (thanks to Henrik for the info.)

Carlos Bocanegra & Mo Edu started for Rangers and Alejandro Bedoya came on as a sub and all played at once for Rangers on Saturday. Pretty frickin cool.

DENMARK - SuperligaClarence Goodson - Brondy - went the full 90 but lost 1-2 v Kobenhavn.Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - started and went 78 min of a 0-0 tie v Koge.Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the whole game but lost 1-0 at AGFChris Rolfe - AaB - came on as a sub in the 68th in but lost 1-2 v Lyngby.

ENGLAND - Premier LeagueClint Dempsey - Fulham - played the whole game as they drew 0-0 at West Brom.Brad Friedel - Tottenham - in goal as usual as they won 1-2 at Wigan.Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - on the bench as they drew 1-1 at QPR.Tim Howard - Everton - played the entire match but lost 2-0 at Man City.

ENGLAND - Championship LeagueConor Doyle - Derby County - on the bench as they won 3-0 v Millwall.Robbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - started and played 74 min as they won 0-1 at Watford.Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - started and went 56 min as they drew 1-1 v Barnsley.

ENGLAND - League OneAnton Peterlin - Wallsall - on the bench as they lost 1-0 at Colchester.

FINLAND - VeikkausliigaEtchu Tabe - RoPS - went the distance as they won 2-1 v MYPA.Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - played the whole game as they lost 0-3 v TPS.Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - played the full match getting a yellow card as they lost 0-3 v TPS.

FINLAND - YkkonenKyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - came on as a sub in the 83rd min as they won 3-0 v PK-35.Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - started and went 73 min as they won 3-0 v PK-35Kellan Wilson - HIFK - went the full 90 but lost 0-2 v Lahti.

GERMANY - BundesligaTimmy Chandler - Nurnberg - went the distance but lost 1-0 at Gladbach.Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - on the bench as they drew 0-0 at Augsburg.Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - on the bench as they lost 2-0 at Koln.David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they lost 3-0 at Bayern.

GERMANY - 2 BundesligaEdson Buddle - Ingolstadt - came on at half time but lost 4-1 at Paderborn.Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench as they drew 1-1 at Hansa Rostock.Matt Taylor - Paderborn - on the bench as they won 4-1 v Ingolstadt.

ITALY - Serie AMichael Bradley - Chievo Verona - went the full 90 setting up the first goal as they won 2-1 v Genoa.

NETHERLANDS - EredivisieJozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and went 69 min as they won 2-1 v Feyenoord.

NETHERLANDS - Eerste DivisieCharles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - played the entire game scoring a goal and getting a yellow card as they drew 2-2 at Cambuur.

NORWAY - EliteserienJoe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench as they won 1-0 v Brann.Erik Benjaminsen - Stabaek - on the bench as they lost 1-0 at Stromsgodset.Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - played the whole game but lost 1-0 at Stromsgodset.Josh Gatt - Molde - played the whole match as they drew 0-0 v Viking.

NORWAY - 1 DivisjonJonathan Borrajo - Hamarkameratene - played the whole game as they won 2-1 v Asker.Colin Burns - Sandefjord - on the bench as they lost2-1 at Bryne.Steve Clark - Honefoss - went the full 90 as they drew 2-2 at Kongsvinger.Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - started and went 80 min getting a yellow card as they lost 4-1 at Sandnes Ulf.Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - played the entire game as they tied 2-2 at Kongsvinger.

PORTUGAL - Liga de HonraCaleb Patterson-Sewell - Atletico CP - went the distance but lost 2-0 at Arouca.Tony Taylor - Atletico CP - played the whole game losing 2-0 at Arouca.

SCOTLAND - Premier LeagueAlejandro Bedoya - Rangers - came on as a sub in the 74th min as they won 0-4 at Dunfermline.Carlos Bocanegra - Ragners - played the whole game scoring the first goal as they won 0-4 at Dunfermline.Mo Edu - Rangers - went the distance scoring the second goal as they won 0-4 at Dunfermline.

SWEDEN - Allsvenskan LigaRyan Miller - Halmstad - played the entire match but lost 0-1 v Syrianska.Samuel Petrone - Mjallby - on the bench as they won 2-1 v Elfsborg.

SWEDEN - SuperettanBrian Edwards - Degerfors - went the full 90 as they tied 0-0 at Landskrona.Nick Noble - Ljungskile - played the whole match winning 1-0 v Assyriska.Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the entire game but lost 3-0 at Jonkopings Sodra.Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - went the distance as they won 1-0 v Assyriska.

PRIMERA DIVISIONDaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the distance picking up a yellow card but lost 1-2 v Santos Laguna.Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - came on as a sub in the 68th min as they drew 1-1 at America.Herculez Gomez - Estudiantes Tecos - started and played 64 min scoring a goal but losing 1-2 v UNAM Pumas.Sonny Guadarrama - Atlante - on the bench as they won 2-3 at Atlas.Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - played the whole game as they drew 1-1 at Pachuca.

Recap du Nord: The weekend when many of the top teams faced off gave us no revelations and only made the race tighter. The top 4 played each other and all tied, then #5 Pumas got a win to move them tied on points with 4th and only 1 point from the top. Amazing. 7 games to go.